Seattle is gorgeous, but the rain is relentless. When you let dog poop sit in your yard for a month in this climate, the weather does not wash it away. It breaks it down, spreads it out, and pushes it into the grass and soil.

People like to say the rain will take care of it. The rain does not get rid of it. It moves it. That mess ends up where you walk, where kids play, and where your dog rolls around after you just gave them a bath.

Fresh piles are one thing. You can see them, step around them, and I can scoop them up clean. After weeks of rain, those piles turn into soft, smeared sludge. The bacteria and parasites do not vanish. They just get harder to see and harder to remove.

On top of that, our yards in Seattle stay damp. The ground does not fully dry between storms. That means the waste never really gets a chance to dry and firm up. Every new round of rain helps push more of it into the soil instead of keeping it on the surface where I can grab it.

This is why I tell people not to wait a month between cleanings. It is not me trying to talk you into extra visits. It is just what happens when dog poop and constant rain team up. The longer you wait, the less of it can be removed cleanly, and the more of it sticks around in your yard even after I leave.

Weekly or at least biweekly service keeps things under control. It keeps your yard from turning into a wet science experiment, keeps the smell down, and keeps your grass from getting hammered by all that waste soaking in. It also makes each scoop more effective, because I am dealing with real piles instead of mystery spots that have melted into the mud.

I scoop this stuff for a living. If I say monthly service in Seattle rain is rough, it is because I have seen what it looks like up close. Let me stay on top of it so you are not side stepping landmines and sludge in your own yard.